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  1. Intern2007

    PT beam retrofiting two-way slab

    Thanks hokie66. I really appreaciate your thought. I will graduate this summer (only 1 GE class left). I used to work as an intern for concrete design at a small firm for 2 years. Therefore, this assignment should be a very good experience for me. The tricky part is i do not know how the...
  2. Intern2007

    What buildings can a Civil Engineer Design?

    Per UBC 97: Max height is 65 ft, 160 ft or 240 ft depends on types of building, i.e, regular or irregular (TBL 16-L, 16-M), type of lateral resistence system use(TBL 16-N). Hope this help.
  3. Intern2007

    PT beam retrofiting two-way slab

    Thanks lkjh345 for your feedback. Here's a more specific question: in order to have a composite member (new PT beam/existing member) how the load path work...so that i can check for the numbers of proposed dowels....how the shear will develop in this new member in regarding to long term...
  4. Intern2007

    PT beam retrofiting two-way slab

    Hi all, I work as an intern at a Department of Building and Safety. Please advise me how to check the following failure. The podium slab (flat slab)of an appartment fails under punching shear (span 30-33 ft). To repair, EOR proposes additional PT beams supported by new columns doweled to...

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